Full Text of HR0369 95th General Assembly
HR0369 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, situated | 3 |
| mid-way between Mattoon and Charleston, opened its doors on May | 4 |
| 10, 1977 to serve Coles County and the surrounding six | 5 |
| counties, Cumberland, Clark, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, and | 6 |
| Shelby; and
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| WHEREAS, The formation of the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health | 8 |
| Center was the result of two hospitals merging at a critical | 9 |
| time: Mattoon Memorial Hospital was old and antiquated, while | 10 |
| Charleston Community Hospital was newer, but was struggling | 11 |
| financially; together they found common ground and began merger | 12 |
| discussions in 1968; and
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| WHEREAS, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center continues to | 14 |
| serve the region by creating easier access to care with clinics | 15 |
| in Arcola, Arthur, Sullivan, Neoga, Toledo, Casey, Charleston, | 16 |
| and Mattoon; Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice of | 17 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln serve 13 and 15 counties respectively, along | 18 |
| with In Home Medical, its durable medical equipment company; | 19 |
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| WHEREAS, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center employs 1,540 | 21 |
| people from throughout the region, including 71 physicians and | 22 |
| midlevel providers; Sarah Bush Lincoln's main campus sits on |
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| about 114 acres; the Health Center and Medical Office Pavilion | 2 |
| I and II cover 410,130 gross square feet; in addition, Sarah | 3 |
| Bush Lincoln Health Center owns or leases approximately another | 4 |
| 94,000 square feet for its clinics, Lincolnland Home Care, | 5 |
| Lincolnland Hospice, In Home Medical, and other support or | 6 |
| service functions in the seven counties; and
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| WHEREAS, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center has been honored | 8 |
| with several distinguished awards, including:
Solucient's Top | 9 |
| 100 Hospitals in the Nation for excellence in quality and | 10 |
| financial
performance, the 2005 Lincoln Silver Award-Progress | 11 |
| Towards Excellence, the 2005 Governor's Pollution Prevention | 12 |
| Award, the H2E Partner for Change Award, the 2006 Governor's | 13 |
| PATH Award, the 2006 Most Wired Small and Rural Hospital, and | 14 |
| the 2006 Coming Up Taller Award Semifinalist; and
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| WHEREAS, The volunteer force of 300 contributes more than | 16 |
| 25,000 hours a year to the organization; through its mission | 17 |
| statement, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center provides | 18 |
| exceptional care for all and creates healthy communities; | 19 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 |
| congratulate the physicians and staff of Sarah Bush Lincoln | 23 |
| Health Center on this anniversary event; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center President and | 3 |
| CEO, Gary L. Barnett as a symbol of our respect.
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